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If I were to tell you there’s one way to write and finish a book that will work for every single person, I’d be lying. That’s because everybody is different: we live different lives and have different personalities. What works for one person may not work for the other.<\/p>\n
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“What are you talking about? What do you mean?<\/em>“<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n Well, there’s Stephen King who finishes 3 books in 6 months. Haruki Murakami wakes up at 4am, works for 5 to 6 hours, runs and swims as a form of exercise, and sleeps at 9pm; keeping to that routine for 6 months to a year. Susan Sontag didn’t take calls in the morning and wrote in her notebook every day. WH Auden’s mind was the sharpest from 7am to 11:30 am. E.B. White<\/mark> never listened to music while writing yet could write in a living room without being distracted by the members of his household. Maya Angelou used to write at a hotel room from around 7am to 2:30pm, with a dictionary, a Bible, a deck of cards, and a bottle of sherry in the room. Anthony Trollope had set himself to write 250 words every quarter of each hour. Leslie Swartz thought about his book “How I lost my mother” for 9 years and wrote it in a period of 5 weeks.<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n I can’t tell you to follow any of the routines of these well-known authors. Each routine is different, and their routine works\/ worked for them. You may not be a full-time writer either. Perhaps you’re a mother, someone with a 9-5 job, someone with commitments. What I can tell you are things to keep in mind and some tips you can incorporate into your daily life in order to start and finish the book you are currently working on or want to write.<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n Here are a few things to keep in mind to help you get started and actually finish your first draft:<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n One more tip, advise really:<\/p>\n If you want a more comprehensive guide, particularly for your book project, to guide you throughout the whole process of writing your first draft, Mpilo Publishing does provide 1-hour online consultations. You can make a booking by emailing admin@mpilopublishing.co.za.<\/p>\n Blogger:<\/p>\n\n
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